Competitions

Florida FCCLA's 2027 state leadership conference and competition for high-school members.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

A year-long statewide competition in which New Mexico student teams carry out computational research projects, with more than $1 million in scholarships awarded since 1990.

• Up to grade 12
• Fee: $40 USD

Idaho's state final of Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation contest for high-school students run by the state arts agency with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Submit original individual neuroscience research for two rounds of judging and a possible conference presentation award.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Canada’s national open math competition, written at school or an Open Writing Centre; the main route to the Canadian Mathematical Olympiad.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $30 CAD

CEMC’s fall contests: CIMC for grades 9–10 and CSMC for grades 11–12 and CÉGEP, written at school in Canada.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $14 CAD

Solve a supervised school mathematics contest with a grade-appropriate paper and formal scoring.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

An 18-week after-school program where Grade 9–12 teams start and run a real business with volunteer mentors.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A short online computational-thinking challenge from CEMC, written at school; no programming experience needed.

• Grades 9–10
• Fee: $3 CAD

A beginner-friendly computational-thinking challenge, taken electronically under school supervision.

• Grades 9–10
• Fee charged, amount not published

Build an app on any topic and submit it to your U.S. House member’s district competition; district winners are featured on House.gov.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A national and regional award recognizing grades 9–12 students for their computing experience, activities, leadership, persistence and plans in tech.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published